VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in a special prayer service on Saturday in St. Peter's Basilica invoked the end of the pandemic and a return of what he called “a horizon of hope," including a ...

VATICAN CITY — A Catholic bishop known for his energetic promotion of the rosary has said that Pope Francis’ announcement of a global prayer marathon, starting Saturday, felt like a “divine ...

The Vatican announced Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly rosary in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ recovery, with the first prayer service scheduled for 9 p.m. Rome time on Monday evening.

Girls, with ashes on their foreheads, pray during a rosary prayer for Pope Francis' health on Wednesday in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The Associated Press ROME — Pope Francis recorded an audio ...

Toledo's Bishop-Designate Daniel Thomas, center, bows his head in prayer during an evening prayer service held Tuesday at the Rosary Cathedral in Toledo. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image John ...

Pope Francis’ frail voice was tonight heard for the first time since his hospitalisation with pneumonia three weeks ago. In a message played before the evening rosary prayer in St Peter’s Square, ...

"Hail Saint Mary, full of the Lord´s grace, like Venus, your heart is good," Catholics of a neighborhood sang to start a rosary prayer. Hearing the song on Oct. 25, Anastasia Pendi, 62, and other ...

I hesitated when I came to the front door and heard the hum of the mantrad voices from within. I knew instantly what the sound was. I have not heard it for years. It was an echo of yesterday's Ireland ...